1991 NHL Draft
Philippe Boucher in the 1991 NHL Draft
Buffalo Sabres selected Philippe Boucher 13th overall in the 1991 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 13 picks Buffalo Sabres made in the draft. Of the 264 players selected in 1991, 113 have played in the NHL regular season. His 748 games put him 26th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 13
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 13
- Drafting team
- BUFBuffalo Sabres
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 10–16 in the 1991 draft
- 10Martin LapointeR991 GP · 381 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 11Brian RolstonR1256 GP · 761 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 12Tyler WrightC613 GP · 149 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 13Philippe BoucherD748 GP · 300 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 14Pat PeakeC134 GP · 69 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 15Alex KovalevR1316 GP · 1029 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 16Markus NäslundL1117 GP · 869 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1991 class
13th
of 264 players selected
5th
of 89 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Eric LindrosC760 GP · 865 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 2Pat FalloonR575 GP · 322 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 3Scott NiedermayerD1263 GP · 740 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 4Scott LachanceD819 GP · 143 PNYINew York Islanders
- 5Aaron WardD839 GP · 151 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 6Peter ForsbergC708 GP · 885 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 7Alek StojanovR107 GP · 7 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 8Richard MatvichukD796 GP · 178 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 9Patrick PoulinL634 GP · 235 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 10Martin LapointeR991 GP · 381 PDETDetroit Red Wings
+ 254 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Philippe Boucher made his NHL debut on October 8, 1992, 1 year and 108 days after the draft.
748
Games
94
Goals
206
Assists
300
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Buffalo Sabres picks in the 1991 draft
- 13Philippe BoucherD748 GP · 300 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 35Jason DaweR366 GP · 176 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 57Jason YoungLBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 72Peter AmbroziakL12 GP · 1 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 101Steve ShieldsG246 GP · 80 WBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 123Sean O'DonnellD1224 GP · 229 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 124Brian HolzingerC547 GP · 238 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 145Chris SnellD34 GP · 9 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 162Jiri KuntosDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 189Tony IobLBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 211Spencer MeanyRBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 233Mikhail VolkovRBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 255Michael SmithDBUFBuffalo Sabres